Prepare your responses on a google doc titled firstnamelastinitial - Hero on the Spot (You are encouraged to copy and paste these directions onto your document in preparation for your reading responses.)
Before begining to read acknowledge our purpose for reading this chapter is to help us determine what is important:
1- What is the author's definition of Hero on the Spot?
2- What qualities does it takes to be a Hero on the Spot, and/or are exemplified by one?
3- After reading the chapter - return to the quote by Eleanor Roosevelt - What is she trying to say?...in your own words...
4- Think of someone, from real life or fiction, you consider a to be a HERO ON THE SPOT. Write a well-developed paragraph that explains what did that person do to make her or him a hero in your eyes. Include the character traits that were exhibited by this person.
**5. Sometimes a book is a WINDOW, offering a glimpse into a world beyond our own. Other times a book is a MIRROR, offering us the opportunity to see ourselves, to reflect on the choices we make. Explain how this chapter was a WINDOW, as well as offer your insight on how this chapter was a MIRROR.
As you read - keep a list of interesting/impactful/important words that you may want to use in your own writing:
Hero on the Spot
Prepare your responses on a google doc titled firstnamelastinitial - Hero on the Spot(You are encouraged to copy and paste these directions onto your document in preparation for your reading responses.)
Before begining to read acknowledge our purpose for reading this chapter is to help us determine what is important:
1- What is the author's definition of Hero on the Spot?
2- What qualities does it takes to be a Hero on the Spot, and/or are exemplified by one?
3- After reading the chapter - return to the quote by Eleanor Roosevelt - What is she trying to say?...in your own words...
4- Think of someone, from real life or fiction, you consider a to be a HERO ON THE SPOT. Write a well-developed paragraph that explains what did that person do to make her or him a hero in your eyes. Include the character traits that were exhibited by this person.
**5. Sometimes a book is a WINDOW, offering a glimpse into a world beyond our own. Other times a book is a MIRROR, offering us the opportunity to see ourselves, to reflect on the choices we make. Explain how this chapter was a WINDOW, as well as offer your insight on how this chapter was a MIRROR.
As you read - keep a list of interesting/impactful/important words that you may want to use in your own writing:
VERBS
ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES
Figurative Language/Imagery/Craft